Posts by DESuserIGN

OS X upgrades are actually a small but significant source or revenues for Apple. I think the cheap Snow Leopard upgrade was a onetime deal designed to incentivize, ease, and harmonize the user and developer transition to an all...

Very nice to see this addressed finally. Many folks have tried to explain it, but most have been financial folks who assume a good bit of financial experience and knowledge. Generally their explanations have been esoteric, obtuse,...

True, Dave. Just want to point out that the extrusion process is rather important though, as it significantly increases the rigidity and stiffness of the aluminum plate before milling, making the Aluminum unibody macs uniquely sturdy...

Quote: Originally Posted by infinitespecter Really, days after Apple admits that their OS will destroy your entire home folder in certain instances, you want to talk about Windows reliability? I've been running (prerelease) Windows 7 on...

To put too fine a point on it: ;-) Unibody - yes, monocoque - no. Cool shrink might cause the polycarbonate skin to stress slightly, but not much -- certainly not enough to qualify as a stressed skin, which is integral to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by drknite30 What I don't understand is everyone just looking at this as iphone vs. Verizon. Nobody seems to be upset of the line 5 year exclusive deal. Why should I buy a phone and get stuck to one carrier....

Quote: Originally Posted by weisbear GOB, you have very little credibility. China, Russia, Vietnam, all have renewed capitalist ventures springing up all over.. Bully for you that you have right wing friends .. WOW. You are so cool. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Heard of verified, audited "offsets?" And, heard of the fact that it really doesn't matter, from the standpoint of the global warming potential of CO2e, whether the emissions happen...

Quote: Originally Posted by msimpson Steve Jobs plane = Gulfstream V = Burns 2000 gals per hour, or about 3.6 gallons per mile. BTW your math is off by a factor of 4 as you can see...

Quote: Originally Posted by msimpson And Al Gore is no better. By some estimates his house consumes 20x the national average house uses in energy. Isn't that weird? And yet, as I've repeatedly posted on this very site, when he came...